The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Cyclists: A Heart Zones Training Program [Paperback]

Sally Edwards (Author), Sally Reed (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2002

Two fitness experts team up to show cyclists how to optimize training by incorporating heart rate monitoring into their workouts. Provided are 25 workouts at three training levels; a heart rate chart showing the five zones athletes should target; information on indoor bikes and trainers; and a sample log book. This new edition features enhanced workout regimens and new charts and tables.

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About the Author

Edwards has raced for 30 years and won the women's divisions at the 1997 RAAM (Race Across America) and the Western States 100 Miler, and formerly held the master's world record at the Ironman Triathlon and the Iditashoe 100 Mile snowshoe race. She is a professional triathlete, having finished all 55 of the Danskin Triathlons over the past 10 years, and serves as the national spokesperson for the event. She has had top finishes at the Eco-Challenge Adventure Race, the Outdoor Quest in China, and the Olympic Marathon trials. She is a professional speaker who gives speeches on both fitness and success in life to audiences around the world.

Reed is the athletic director of the Bellevue Club, a large multipurpose club and hotel in Bellevue, Washington, and the creator of the training system used in the Heart Zones Cycling series. For the past three years, she has traveled around the country writing, speaking, and teaching workshops at camps, seminars, and programs on Heart Zones Cycling. She has written more than 100 workouts, three manuals, including an intructor's manual for the Heart Zones Cycling training program, and has led seminars and workshops as the founder, master trainer, and spokesperson for Heart Zones Cycling.

Product Details

• Paperback: 269 pages
• Publisher: Velo Press; 2nd edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931382042
• ISBN-13: 978-1931382045
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful information for beginners but painful to read, June 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Cyclists: A Heart Zones Training Program (Paperback)

This is a book one just wants to hate. The two authors waste pages writing praise for one another. They give their workout recipes (over 60) cutesy-poo names like "Saturday Night Fever" and "Snookie". Much of the book amounts to promotional messages for the programs by Heart Zones, of which one of the authors just happens to be CEO. Most disturbing, perhaps, the authors do not appear to have any medical or scientific credentials to backup their position as authorities.

Nevertheless, as a beginner, I found the book quite useful. If you can read past all the junk, the authors have some very simple, down-to-earth approaches to exercise and training with a heart monitor. And they appear to have adequate scientific backup. They define heart rate zones somewhat differently from most other writers, but their approach is easier to follow from a practical point-of-view. Their detailed workout recipes are easy to understand. (There is a neat graphical representation.) Even if you never do a single one of their workouts, you will get a lot of useful ideas for your own. Their formula for estimating maximum heart rate was far more accurate for me than the traditional one (220-age) which others recommend. Their Delta (Orthostatic) Heart Rate test provides an easy check for overtraining, an issue which had concerned me.

The book definitely was worth the price and more-or-less worth the time.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars folks who work for Sally E shouldn't write reviews, November 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Cyclists: A Heart Zones Training Program (Paperback)

Several people who work for Sally Edwards wrote glowing reviews of theis book. I think their are some ethical issues in reviewing a book written by your employer or business partner.
Check HEARTZONE.COM for the people who work for Sally.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential & Comprehensive Guide, March 14, 2011

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This review is from: The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Cyclists: A Heart Zones Training Program (Paperback)

This book is laid out very well and also written in an easy to read format. Tons of information and everything is explained without technical jargon. This book will definately help with your cycling training goals. For instance, who new that there are 5 different heart rate zones, each having it's own benefits and physiological differences? A very good and highly recommended read.